Gilbert Harding. I Am Not Dead » brakes http://gilbertharding.com The ramblings of another grumpy old man Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:11:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 KwikFit and the very expensive brake bits. http://gilbertharding.com/news/kwikfit-and-the-very-expensive-brake-bits http://gilbertharding.com/news/kwikfit-and-the-very-expensive-brake-bits#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:06:15 +0000 admin http://gilbertharding.com/?p=1488 Prompted by an odd noise from the front end of my car and short on
time I cruised into the local KwikFit and asked them to check over the
brakes etc. Luckily they were not busy and looked at it there and then.
I went for a stroll while they did. Came back to find that all four
brake discs are “Totally shot mate” and all the pads will need replacing
too.
OK so how much is that?
“Blimey” he says, “they’re a bit expensive. £1250.00.”

I’m not paying that put it back together and I’ll think about it. To
their credit there was no charge for the inspection.

Slightly bothered by this I contacted my usual garage, although short on
time I made the effort to drive over to Moulton Chapel so they could have a look.

Yes the discs and pads all need replacing but the car is safe to drive,
which is good news as I need it this week.

OK how much.
£350.00.
Booked in for the job later this month.

I’m not suggesting KwikFit are ripoff merchants, I think he just made a
mistake. But mistakes like that don’t inspire confidence, do they.

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